Where does “Σᾰμοθρᾴκη” come from?
Σᾰμοθρᾴκη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Θρᾴκη, from Ancient Greek Θρᾷξ, from Ancient Greek θράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé-.
Ancestry of “Σᾰμοθρᾴκη”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Θρᾴκη | Thrace, near which Samothrace is situated |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Θρᾷξ | an inhabitant of Thrace; a Thracian |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θράσσω | to trouble, stir |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé- | — |